Currents and Intensity of Turbulent Processes in the Gavan’ Gaidamak Inlet (Vostok Bay, Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan)

N. I. Grigor’eva

Presented are the data of observations carried out in the fall of 2000 in the Gavan’ Gaidamak Inlet (Vostok Bay, Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan). It is revealed that the main transport of water takes place in the surface horizons from 0 to 1–2 m predominantly in the meridional direction (north–south). It is demonstrated that in spite of not being under wind influence, the inlet area has a high degree of water flow turbulization. It was also registered that the wind-induced phenomena promote the development of turbulent processes and serve as the main self-cleaning mechanism of the inlet.